xi, 404 pages : 23 cm

"Explorations is designed specifically to develop the skills that Canadian students need to pursue research in political science and a clear appreciation of both the power and limitations of such research. This detailed yet accessible guide ensures that students have the skills they need to think clearly about research issues and to design and conduct their own studies."--Publisher's website

Revision of: Archer, Keith, 1955-. Explorations

Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-394) and index

1. The Scientific Approach to Politics -- 2. Observing the Political World: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches -- 3. Theory-Oriented Research and the Issue of Causality -- 4. Defining the Political World: Concepts -- 5. Defining the Political World: Measures -- 6. Research Ethics: People behind the Numbers -- 7. "Small-n" Research: Case Study and Comparative Approaches -- 8. Sampling the Political World -- 9. Interview, Focus Group, and Observation Research -- 10. Survey Research and Official Statistics -- 11. Experimental Research -- 12. Textual Analysis -- 13. Analyzing Qualitative Data -- 14. Describing the Political World: Univariate Statistics -- 15. Assessing the Political World: Inferential Statistics -- 16. Explaining the Political World: Nominal and Ordinal Data -- 17. Multivariate Analysis: An Introduction to the Deep End of the Pool -- 18. Writing the Report

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